Africa – Cape Verde
George Neves Leighton (1912-2018)
Judge George Neves Leighton and his twin sister, Georgina, were born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on October 22, 1912, to...
Joseph Monroe Segars (1938-2014)
Ambassador Joseph Monroe Segars was born in Hartsville, South Carolina on November 6, 1938. He remained with his aunt and...
Adrienne S. O’Neal (1954- )
In 2011, Adrienne S. O’Neal, career Foreign Service officer with the rank of Minister Counselor, was appointed by President Barack...
Roger Dwayne Pierce (1951- )
Roger D. Pierce, U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde, was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Pierce earned his B.A. degree in Spanish...
Charles Joseph Nelson (1921-2011)
Ambassador Charles Joseph Nelson was born in 1921 and raised in Battle Creek, Michigan. He was a 1942 graduate of...
Tatiana Silva (1985- )
Tatiana Silva Braga Tavares is best known as the woman who was crowned Miss Belgium in 2005 and who represented...
Praia, Cape Verde (1615- )
Praia is the capital and largest city of the island nation Cape Verde, an archipelago approximately 400 miles west of...
Clotilda (Slave Ship)
The schooner Clotilda is the last known United States slave ship to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United...
AmÃlcar Lopes Cabral (1924-1973)
Amílcar Cabral, also known as Abel Djassi, was a leader in the struggle for independence in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde. ...
